Sweet 16 HS football polls: 2 new teams in Charlotte, 1 in Raleigh, and a new No. 1

Charlotte Observer Sweet 16

1. Vance (5-0) (1)
2. Hough (5-0) (2)
3. Richmond (3-0) (3)
4. Weddington (3-0) (4)
5. Myers Park (5-0) (5)
6. Butler (4-1) (6)
7. Kings Mountain (5-0) (9)
8. Charlotte Catholic (3-1) (8)
9. Crest (5-0) (10)
10. Olympic (5-0) (11)
11. Hibriten (5-0) (14)
12. Shelby (4-1) (7)
13. Providence (5-0) (16)
14. Ardrey Kell (4-1) (15)
15. Maiden (4-0) (NR)
16. Burns (4-1) (NR)

Dropped Out: Hickory Ridge (3-2); AL Brown (4-1)

Also receiving consideration: Lake Norman (3-2); Mallard Creek (3-2); Watauga (4-0)

News & Observer Sweet 16

1. Rolesville (4-0) (3)
2. Cardinal Gibbons (4-0) (1)
3. Cleveland (5-0) (2)
4. Heritage (4-0) (5)
5. Apex Friendship (5-0) (7)
6. Wake Forest (3-1) (4)
7. Clayton (4-1) (6)
8. Southern Durham (5-0) (13)
9. Millbrook (4-1) (8)
10. Panther Creek (5-0) (9)
11. Middle Creek (4-1) (10)
12. Princeton (5-0) (15)
13. Holly Springs (3-2) (11)
14. Leesville Road (2-2) (12)
15. West Johnston (5-0) (16)
16. Fuquay-Varina (3-2) (NR)

Dropped Out: Knightdale (2-3)

Also receiving consideration: Green Hope (3-1), Chapel Hill (3-1), Hillside (3-1), Wakefield (1-4), Sanderson (1-3), Smithfield-Selma (2-3), South Johnston (2-3)